Furrow-opener for seed-planters.



No. 842,066. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907'.

A. s. BBYME-R. FURROW OPENERYPOR SEED PLANTERS.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 14.1906.

' PATBNTED JAN. 22, 07;,

'A. s. BBYMBR. FURROW OPENER FOR SEED PLANTERS;

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 19061 7 z sHEnTs-sPnBT 2 Wine jlweidw' l/li' UNITED STATES] 110 (tll tchom it min/Ly concern:

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county, of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain newj 'and useful Improvements in Furrow-Openers for Seed-Planters, of whichthe following is aspecification. v a I .relates to furrow-o eners This invention for -see'd-planters;""and has for its ob ect to produce a device of thischaracter adaptable 1 or use in surface or deep-planting.

row-opener having front runners vertically A further object'is to roduce a furrowopener with disks adjusta le to produce fur,.'

rows of-varying widths and vertically-ad j" justable Withrespect to theshank-runners,

A still .further object is to produce a furadjustable with respect to the back runners... With these general objects in-v'i'ew the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization, as hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that it may be fully understood refer ence is to be. had tothe accompanyingdraw.--

igure 1 .is aside view of'a embodying my invention as arranged for surface planting. ,Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the same [with the seedboic or hop er omitted. Fig. 3 is a side view withthe ont. part .in central vertical section, asfarr'ang'ed for deep. 01 furrow planting, said figure. also showing the disks elevated indottedlines.

Fig. .4 is, a to plan view with the-p'arts;'a rig. 3. .Fig'. 5 is a detailper; spective view of the adjustable bracket formranged as" in 3 -Specification of Letters-Patent.

Appiication filed May 14,1906- Serial No. 316.678.

Be it known that I, ADELBERT S'.

the web and provide furrow-opener 1 Patented-Jam 22,; ia o'z.

' rojectingiarms 7 and S 'andalso carriesa caring 9 for the shaft B for imparting'mo- .tion to the seed droppin'g mechanism of-tlie"- ho er,- said mechanism not being shown,

because it forms no part of this invention;

. 10 indicates a bracket-constructed as fole lows 11 indicates the body, fortio'n, providednear its u perand lower'en s with bolt-holes 1.2, space apart to corres ond-with the first-' and third orsecond and our hjbOltrhOlBSAqand projecting divergently rearward from 13, I terminating .in vertica heads 14-, v

.15 indicates a vertical web or rib projects the body ortion 11 are the e uidist'ant' arms. ly ---.perforated, l

ing forwardly from the body-portion "11 of the bracket and having its-lower edge bifur-' cated, as at 16, Y I 17 indicates arms progecti'ng laterally from near their front rear'edges with vertical holes 18 and '19, ref.-

sp ectivel said holes, by'pr'eferenc'e, bearing a' staggere tending through holes 12 and-registering holes 4-;offthe upright portion of the relation. 20 indicates bolts x-j frame, and-.21 nuts engaging the rear ends of i said bolts and clamping the bracket rigidly t'dthe'frame, as shown most clearly in Fig. .3 where it willbe noticed said bolts engage-the ,first and third holes 4', "and" therefore support the bracket at its highest point of adjustment-,

fthesecond an'd fourth holes 4 beingfunction .less'at,, such'time.

--.' 22-indicates a "pair of arms provided at on suitable distancesfrom their ends with a pair 'of inwardly-projecting vertically-perforated ears 23, the ears of each arm ibeing spacbd.

mg the direct-f su port for the front runner apart a'distance slightly exceeding'th'e heightw and the' disks. i 6 is atop plan View of 'o one of the. heads 1 10f; the bracket hereino5" the front runner. diig'; 7 is asimilar-view ofbefore described, so that said ears may fitibethe rear runner, a tween said heads when arranged as shown-in In thesaid drawings, 1 indicates the usual Fig. 1 or as shown; by dotted lines in Fig-.3. tubular shank or seed-tube. 2 indicates a'bar At times the upper ears of said arms will fit projecting forwardly therefrom, and 3 an upbetween a pair of'heads 14 and the lower ears right at the front end of bar 2, said parts constituting arigid frame and of integral formation cast with laterally-projecting lugs 5, and the shank is cast with laterally-projecting lugs 6, said lugs 5: and 6 providing convenient means for, the attachment of the customary cross: bars (not shown) forming parts of a corn' by ref rence. .The upright 3 is provided WltlEfOli equispaced bolt-holes 4, The bar is planter or kindred machine. For conveniencein supporting the'said box or hopper A the rigid frame is-provided with upwardly- ,below the bottom heads 14, as shown in full lines, Fig. 3. In either event the'arms'are; pivotally united to the bracket ,by'nverticfal and 27 to register, respectively, with the holes bolts 24 extending through the alined-h'eads' i and 'ears in order to adapt said arms foriatno i 18 and 19of, arms 17 of thebracket, springcotters 29 extending through holes 27 and 19 or 26 and 18 to secure the arms 22 in the desired position of lateral adjustment. It will be seen that when one of the holes of an arm 22 registers with one of a series of holes of arm 17 the other hole of said arm breaks joint I with respect to the second series of holes in fmer lateral adjustment of the disks.

arm 1.7. This arrangement therefore gives a The arms 22 are provided at their rear ends with hub portions 30, forming journals for the in the position shown in F 3.

l shafts 31 of disks 32, the forward edges of said disks occupying a plane forward of. pivotal points 24 in order that the lateral adjustment ofthe disks while changing their angular re-- lation to each other shall not materially vary the distance between their front edges. 33 indicates the rear runner, provided with branch arms 34, secured to opposite sides of shank 1. 35 indicates the front runner, having its rear end terminating in rearwardly plane at their lower edges, and the disks areadjusted'laterally to bring them almost in a parallel relation to open a narrow furrow, as is customary in surface planting, theseed passing from the hopper down through the shank inthe customary manner. When it is disired to use the furrow-opener for deep or furrow planting, the front runner is secured The disks are also usually arranged as shown in dotted lines, said figure, and are, by preference, adjusted laterally to the position shown in Fig.

r d in order to open up and widen the furrow in which the rear runner travels for the purpose of effecting the -deposit of the seed thereinj Under certain conditions it may be found de- 's'irable to operate the machine with the front runner elevated and the disks in the position shown in full lines, Fig. 3, and to accommodate such conditions the disks and front runner are'made independently adjustable.

From,the above description it will be apparent that I havejproduced a furrow-opener for seed-plantersembodying the features of advantage. enumerated as. desirable and which is obviously susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing fromthe principle of construction involved. For. example, an ordinary cultivator-shovel may be employed as a furrow-opener in lieu ofthe rear runner under some conditions.

Havingthusdescribed the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A frame having a front runner having rearwardly-projecting arms, and a pair of .ner, and a rear runner in longitudinal alinement with the front runner.

3. A frame having a front runner having rearwardly-projecting' arms, a pair of forwardly-converging disks having their front edges between the arms of the runner, a tubular shank rearward of and in longitudinal v alinement with the frontrunner, and a runner for said shank. I

4. A frame having a front runner having rearwardly-projecting arms, a pair of arms pivoted to the frame at opposite sides of the runner, and forwardly-converging disks carried by said arms and having their front edges adjacent each other and between the pivot'al points of said arms and rearward of and in longitudinal alinement with the runner.

, 5. A frame having a front runner having I rearwardly-pro ecting arms, a pair of arms.

pivoted to the frame at opposite sides of the runner, forwardly-converging disks carried by said arms and having tlfeir front edges adjacent each other and between the pivotal points of said arms and rearward of and in longitudinal alinement with the runner, laterally-projecting arms rigid with said frame, and means for securing the disk-car'ryin arms forward-of their pivotal points, to said laterally-projecting arms.

6. A suitable frame provided with a runner, a vertically-adjustable bracket secured to said frame. and equipped with a dependin runner in longitudlnal alinement with an forward of the firstnamed runner, arms pivoted to said frame for'movement laterally, forwardly-converging disks carried by said arms between sald runners, and means for a djustably securing said disk-carrying arms forward of their pivotal points, to said bracket.

7. A frame having a tubular shank pro vided with a runner, forwardly-converging disksforward of said runner, and a verticallyadjustable runner in front of said disks.

8. A frame having a shank provided with a furrow-opener, a vertically-adjustable runner forward thereof, and vertically and laterally-adjustable disks between said runner and furrow-opener.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ADELBERT S. BEYMER. Witnesses:

H. C. RODGERS, G. Y. THORPE.

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